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Dunkin' Donuts worker stops robber with hot coffee

A startled, but fast-moving cashier repelled a would-be burglar by throwing hot coffee in his face at a Dunkin' Donuts in West Haven, according to NBC Connecticut.

The suspect pulled up to the drive-through in a white Ford Explorer and asked her to make change of a $100 bill. When the employee wasn’t able to do that, the driver told her it was a robbery and attempted to climb through the window.

The employee couldn't shut the window, because the man's arm was already inside. In a panic, she grabbed a pot coffee and doused him with hot java. The man escaped without getting any money and has not yet been caught.

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